{"id":67783,"date":"2015-02-28T21:54:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-28T20:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/?p=67783"},"modified":"2026-10-12T21:50:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T20:50:35","slug":"himera-and-termini-imerese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/himera-and-termini-imerese","title":{"rendered":"Himera and Termini Imerese"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n

Termini Imerese<\/strong>, on the coast between Palermo and Cefal\u00f9<\/a>, could be a potential stop during a visit to the region, although it is not very touristy, with a few buildings dating back to Roman times, a pretty viewpoint and an interesting museum that preserves ancient remains from Himera and the Middle Ages.
The most interesting sites are nearby, with on the one hand the archaeological remains of Himera<\/strong>, the ancient Greek city located 15 km east of Termini, and on the other hand the medieval castle of the small village of Caccamo<\/strong><\/a> 10 km inland to the south.
10 km to the west is San Nicola l’Arena<\/strong><\/a>, whose beautiful medieval castle watches over the charming little port.<\/p>\n

Himera<\/h2>\n

Himera<\/strong> (Himera in Italian) is an ancient Greek city in Sicily that was founded near the mouth of the Himeras river in 648 BC by Chalcidian settlers from Zancle (Messina) and exiled Dorians. It is located on the northern coast of the island, facing the gulf between two promontories (that of Termini Imerese to the west and that of Cefal\u00f9 20 km to the east).
On the archaeological site you can discover the remains of the city, in particular those of the Temple of Victory<\/em>, and an interesting museum (antiquarium<\/em>)
The city was destroyed in 408 BC. It had thermal springs and had a rooster as its emblem. It boasted illustrious citizens such as the poet Stesichorus<\/a> and athletes who won the Olympic Games.<\/p>\n

Archaeological site of Himera<\/h3>\n
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Temple of Victory, Himera<\/p><\/div>\n

The archaeological remains of the city of Himera<\/strong> are not very impressive, but are not lacking in historical interest.
On the heights, the acropolis<\/strong> is framed by porticoes, with a monumental altar and four temples without colonnades (dated between the 7th century and the beginning of the 5th century BC), one of which is said to have been dedicated to Athena, according to a graffito.<\/p>\n

At the foot of the acropolis are the evocative remains of the Temple of Victory<\/strong>, a hexastyle peripteral temple of the Doric order, with 6 by 14 columns. A debated hypothesis would attribute its construction to the victory over Carthage in 480 BC. This temple was crowned with a frieze of lotus flowers and palm trees. The archaeological museum of Palermo preserves architectural elements from it, including lion-head gargoyles.<\/p>\n

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